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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILBUR-F. RICHMOND7 OF STRAWBERRY POINT, 4ION/VA.

BoB-SLED.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 290,112, dated December11, 1883.

Animation ned october 2,1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may cbncern:

Beit known that I, WIL'BUR FRIOHMOND, a citizen of the United States,and aV resident of Strawberry Point, in the county of Clayton and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Bob-Sleds;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in (theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this speciiication,and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my im! proved bob-sled.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of the same on line .frx, Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view on line yy, Fig. 1; and Fig.4 is a similar view of a modification of my invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to sleighs, but is more particularly adaptedto be used on that class of sleighs or sleds which are commonly known asbob-sleds, and has for its object the construction of a sled in such amanner that each runner will be independent in its movements of all theothers; and it consists in the improved construction and combination ofparts of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed. y

In the accompanying drawings,A represents the bolsters; A, the tongueconnecting the rear to the front section of the bob-sled, and A thebrace-rods extending from the ends of the bolster tothe sides of thetongue. The tongue A is provided in its forward end with a series ofapertures, a, in order to enable the distance between the two vsectionsLof the sled to be increased or lessened.

B B represent the runners of the forward section, B, and C C therun-ners of the rear section, C, each runner being supported-upon one ormore separate and distinct axles, thev inner ends' of the laxles beingprovided with chaiing-plates D,which serve to prevent wear. Each sectionor runner is hinged to its respective bolster bystaples E, the front,ends of the construction, the combination'of the sections rear runners,C C', being. connected to the sides ofthe' tongue A by means of chainsF, which serve to prevent the front ends of the runners fromdropping toolow down, while the front L, which arrangement will readily be under- I,I

stood by reference to Fig. 4 ofthe drawings.

From the foregoing description, taken in kconnection with theaccompanying drawings, the'construction of myimproved bob-sled willreadily be understood without requiring further explanation.

It will be seen that my improved sled is simple in construction, and byconstructing it in the manner described each runner will moveindependent of the others, so that in passing over rough ground allshocks and jars will be prevented.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the UnitedA States.-

In a bob-sled of substantially the-described B andC, consisting oftherunners B B and C C', having Charing-plates D D, and hingedindependently to the bolstersfA, adjustable tongue A, connecting the twosections to- Y gether, chains F F, and movable axle G, to which thedraft-tongue I is secured, all constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially in the manner and for the described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILBUR F.- RICHMOND.

Witnesses:

B. W. NEWBERRY, C. W. NEWBERRY.

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